[mythtv-users] The Death of MythTV in the US?

[Brian Wood]

On Mar 27, 2008, at 2:27 PM, scram69 wrote:
>> As I understand it, Hauppauge  will be releasing an HDMI capture  
>> card.  This
>> should allow you to record anything that your TV could display.
>
> And when they do, you better pick one (or several) up quickly, before
> this happens to them:
> http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9898065-1.html

Wow. The "Holy Grail of Video Pirates".

Of course we all know that the "pirates" are completely unable to  
"steal" anything now. There is no video whatsoever available via  
Limewire. BitTorrents or the like.

As for "a whole month of HBO movies", I don't think HBO has aired  
anything in the least decade or so that couldn't be obtained illegally  
off the net. Heck, some movies hit the torrents before they ever get  
to a single theater.

The commercial pirates are well financed and technically savvy. The  
amateurs are really nothing for the studios to worry about by  
comparison.

But the studios don't know how to get at the well-heeled pirates in  
Asia, so they harass teenage kids and PVR users simply trying to use  
what they have paid for, and pretend they are "solving" the problem.

beww